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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot to launch tomorrow SAGE initiative and SAGE portal to support India’s elderly
With the objective of focussing on the needs of India’s fast-rising elderly population, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will launch tomorrow Senior care Ageing Growth Engine  project to select, support and create a “one-stop access” of elderly care products and services by credible start-ups. The initiative will be launched by Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot in the presence of MoS, MSJE, Shri Rattan lal Kataria in New Delhi. Start-ups can apply for being a part of SAGE through a dedicated portal, which will also be launched tomorrow.
The start-ups will be selected on the basis of innovative products and services, which they should be able to provide across sectors such as health, housing, care centres, apart from technological access linked to finances, food and wealth management, and legal guidance. The SAGE portal has been prepared and finalised in record time by Mr. Chandrasekhar Buddha, CEO, NEAT, M/o Education along with Dr. Elengovan, Assistant Innovation Director, M/o Education.
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment will act as a facilitator, enabling the elderly to access the products through these identified start-ups. India’s elderly population is on the rise, and as per surveys, the share of elders, as a percentage of the total population in the country, is expected to increase from around 7.5% in 2001 to almost 12.5% by 2026, and surpass 19.5% by 2050. Accordingly, there is an urgent need to create a more robust elder care ecosystem in India, especially in the post-COVID phase.
The SAGE project is shaped on the recommendations of the empowered expert committee  report on start-ups for elderly.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Sports Minister receives the Special Olympics Torch from Chairman SOIFC
For the third time since the beginning of the Special Olympics, the Special Olympics Torch, “Flame of Hope” has arrived in India. The Flame of Hope after travelling from Singapore to Delhi, reached New Delhi today.
The minister of state  for youth affairs and sports Shri KirenRijiju officially received the torch from Dr. Amar Prasad Reddy, the Chairman of the Special Olympics International Football Championship  2019, in the presence of other dignitaries and 20 athletes from Special Olympics Bharat. Shri KirenRijiju along with several Indian Special Athletes, lit the ‘Flame of Hope’ then handed it over to Indian Special Olympics Athlete and Air Marshall DenzilKeelor CEO,Special Olympics Bharat. The Flame of Hope symbolises courage and celebration of diversity uniting communities around the globe. Lighting it signals a call to action, to promote inclusion of the intellectually differently abled amongst society and to celebrate their unique abilities.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Rijiju said " For human beings, life is incomplete without sports. Why should a section of the society be left behind. These special athletes have joy and Josh in their eyes. The government and the sports ministry will fully support the special Olympics and international football championships in Chennai.". Wishing the athletes very best, the minister said that in the last special summer Olympics in Abu Dhabi, Indian contingent win maximum number of medals, which reflects their energy and motivation level. He announced cash prize for winners of Abu Dhabi games.
The SOIFC 2019 is an initiative of Special Olympics, an international organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Ministry of Tourism
Delegation of leading Online Travel Agents  meets Union Minister of State  for Tourism & Culture Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in New Delhi today
Discussions center around calibrated opening up of hotels and hygiene/safety issues
A delegation of leading Online Travel Agents  of India called upon Union Minister of State  Tourism & Culture Shri Prahlad Singh Patel today in New Delhi. The discussion centered around calibrated opening up of the hotels and accommodation units, issuing post lockdown protocols for safety and hygiene for accommodation units and travel related activities.
The Union Minister shared the plan of Ministry for rebooting the travel sector starting with Domestic Tourism and also listened to the inputs and ideas put forward by the OTAs.
The delegation further discussed matters relating to partnership with Ministry of Tourism on ways to leverage the Incredible India digital platform to provide better access to various tourist services. The other areas of cooperation included creating an e-market place for tourist guides and reform in Tax Collected at Source  and Tax Deducted at Source  for the OTA Sector.
The delegation also requested the MoS  Tourism & Culture to liberalise the Ministry of Tourisms OTA 2018 guidelines by making it simple and based on principle of self certification powered with industry driven quality assurance and grievance redressal system.
Senior Officials from Ministry of Tourism were also presented in the meeting and OTAs were represented by Ritesh from OYO, Deep Kalra from Make my trip, yatra.com founder CEO Dhruv shringi and Rikant Pittie From EaseMyTrip.com.
OTAs are online companies who through their website/portals enable consumers to book various travel related services directly via Internet. They are 3rd party agents reselling trips, hotels, cars, flights, vacation packages etc. provided / organised by others.
Prime Minister's Office
In the history of Indian sports, Tokyo Paralympics will always have a special place: PM
The historic number of medals India won has filled our hearts with joy: PM
PM lauded Government and people of Japan for their exceptional hospitality
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that in the history of Indian sports, the Tokyo Paralympics will always have a special place. He said Every member of our contingent is a champion and source of inspiration.
The Prime Minister appreciated the coaches, support staff and families of our athletes for their constant support to the players. He also lauded the people of Japan, particularly Tokyo and the Japanese Government for their exceptional hospitality, eye for detail and spreading the much needed message of resilience and togetherness through these Olympics.
In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said;
"In the history of Indian sports, the Tokyo #Paralympics will always have a special place. The games will remain etched in the memory of every Indian and will motivate generations of athletes to pursue sports. Every member of our contingent is a champion and source of inspiration.
The historic number of medals India won has filled our hearts with joy. I would like to appreciate the coaches, support staff and families of our athletes for their constant support to the players. We hope to build on our successes to ensure greater participation in sports.
Like I had said earlier, the people of Japan, particularly Tokyo and the Japanese Government, must be lauded for their exceptional hospitality, eye for detail and spreading the much needed message of resilience and togetherness through these Olympics."
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
CSPP & EPE Result to be declared on 25th February 2019 on the Institutes Website
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi has informed that, the result of Company Secretaries Professional Programme and Executive Programme Examinations held in the month of December 2018 is scheduled to be declared at 11.00 A.M. and 2.00 P.M. respectively, on Monday, the 25th February, 2019 through the web site of the Institute www.icsi.edu
The result along with individual candidate’s subject – wise break –up of marks will also be made available on the website immediately after declaration of the result .
Candidates of Executive Programme examination can download their e- Result cum – Marks statement immediately after the declaration of the result from the Institutes website www.icsi.edu for their reference and record and no physical /hard copy of the result cum Marks Statement shall be issued to the candidates of professional Programme Examination.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 195.07 Cr
Over 3.51Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at44,513
8,582new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.68%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 2.02%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 195.07 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,50,27,810sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.51 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,07,629
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2nd Dose
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1,00,47,849
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Precaution Dose
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53,94,599
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,20,530
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2nd Dose
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1,75,97,387
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Precaution Dose
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91,75,776
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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3,51,25,475
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2nd Dose
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1,93,93,200
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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5,98,50,178
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2nd Dose
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4,69,54,612
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,75,74,594
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2nd Dose
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49,45,34,653
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Precaution Dose
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15,02,570
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,33,20,935
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2nd Dose
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19,18,43,932
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Precaution Dose
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18,05,805
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,71,50,503
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2nd Dose
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11,97,18,742
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Precaution Dose
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2,08,89,572
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Precaution Dose
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3,87,68,322
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Total
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1,95,07,08,541
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at44,513.Active cases now constitute 0.10% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.68%. 4,435patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,26,52,743.
8,582new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 3,16,179COVID-19tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 85.48Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 2.02% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 2.71%.
Ministry of Defence
International Day of Yoga celebrated at Western Naval Command
The International Day of Yoga was celebrated at Western Naval Command , with all serving naval personnel including Defence Security Corps , the Military Engineer Services , Defence Civilian Employees and their family members enthusiastically participating in the 7th International Day of Yoga on the theme 'Be with Yoga - Be At Home' on 21 Jun 21.
An online yoga session was conducted under the aegis of Navy Wives Welfare Association  for the naval community in South Mumbai with the aim to encourage all personnel and their family members to practice yoga on a regular basis for bolstering health and boosting immunity, especially in these trying times. Various asanas were demonstrated through digital platforms and replicated by the enthusiastic participants.
Additionally all sea going units in the WNC also took part in celebrating the day by conducting Yoga sessions at the unit level, both at sea and in harbour, with due observance of all covid protocols. Yoga has been formally assimilated into the Navy's physical fitness regime and had been found to be very beneficial to men at sea given the paucity of space on-board ships.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
EPFO extends time limit for Pensioners upto 28th February 2021 for submission of Jeevan Pramaan Patra; 35 Lakh pensioners with EPFO to benefit
In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the vulnerability of elderly population to Corona Virus, EPFO has extended the time limit up to 28th February 2021 for submission of Life Certificate  in respect of the Pensioners drawing pension under EPS 1995 and whose Life certificate is due in any month till February 28, 2021. Presently a Pensioner can submit JPP anytime during the year upto 30th November, which is valid for a period of one year from the date of issue.
All such pensioners can submit Life Certificate till February 28, 2021. Multiple modes for submission of JPPs including 3.65 lakh Common Service Centres , Branches of Pension Disbursing Banks 1.36 lakh post offices, Postal Network of 1.90 lakh Postmen and Grameen Dak Sevaks under the Department of Post can be availed by pensioners.
Pensioners can use link for locating the nearest CSCs  and link for placing online request to Post Offices for submission of JPPs from comfort of their Home or elsewhere .
Santosh Gangwar, Union Minister of Labour & Employment while lauding the efforts of EPFO said that organisation has done a commendable work in helping pensioners by way of simplifying procedures and giving Big Push to Digital india drive and has also extended time limit upto 28th February 2021, for submission of Jeevan Pramaan Patra by EPFO to benefit 35 Lakh pensioners.
Shri Gangwar also said, during this extended period, pensions will not be stopped in respect of such 35 Lakh Pensioners who could not submit JPP during November, 2020.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Depression over Kutch and neighbourhood moves east-northeastwards
The Depression over Kutch and neighbourhood moved east-northeastwards with a speed of 5 kmph during the past 6 hours and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 30th September, 2019 near latitude 23.20N and longitude 70.50E, about 40 km east-northeast of Kandla . It is very likely to move east-northeastwards during next 24 hours as a Depression and weaken gradually thereafter.
 Rainfall:
o Light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy falls  very likely to continue over Gujarat State on today, the 30th September and over Gujarat Region and adjoining southeast Rajasthan on 01st October.
o The intensity of rainfall is likely to reduce over Gujarat and Rajasthan from 02nd October. It is likely to increase over West Madhya Pradesh from the evening of 01st October. Light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy falls  are likely over West Madhya Pradesh on 01st October, 2019.
 Wind Warning:
Strong wind, speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph, very likely to prevail over north Gujarat and adjoining south Rajasthan during next 36 hours.
 Sea Condition:
Squally weather is likely to prevail over Gujarat Coast and adjoining northeast Arabian Sea during next 12 hours.
 Fishermen Warning:
Fishermen are advised not to venture into northeast Arabian Sea and along and off Gujarat coast during next 12 hrs.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves proposed combination involving acquisition by Zomato of 9.3%  stake in each of Grofers India and Hands on Trades Private Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves proposed combination involving acquisition by Zomato Limited  of approximately 9.3% stake in each of Grofers India Private Limited  and Hands on Trades Private Limited  along with certain rights in each of the Targets.
Zomato: Zomato is a public limited company. It primarily operates in the food services market and provides a platform that connects customers, restaurant partners and delivery partners, serving their multiple needs. Zomato’s subsidiary, Zomato Internet Private Limited, also operates Hyperpure, wherein it largely supplies fresh, high quality ingredients  primarily to Zomato’s restaurant partners.
Grofers India - Grofers India is a private limited company that operates an e-commerce marketplace in India, providing an information technology platform on a digital and electronic network to act as a facilitator between third-party sellers of various products  and potential buyers of goods.
HoT – HoT is a private limited company that is engaged in the business of B2B wholesale trading with third party merchants, contract manufacturing of food products, grocery and other goods for the purpose of onward sale on a wholesale basis, and providing warehousing services including storage of food products and grocery goods to third party merchants.
Grofers International Pte. Limited  - Grofers International is an investment holding company and is the holding company of Grofers India and HoT.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
At COP 26, all important pending issues should be resolved mutually taking into account national priorities and circumstances: Shri Bhupender Yadav
India has demonstrated leadership on Climate Actions: Executive Vice President- European Green Deal, European Union
Stressing on the urgency of strong climate actions the Union Environment Minister, Shri Bhupender Yadav underlined the need for initiating the process of setting the long-term climate finance for post-2020 and the fulfilment of the goal of USD 100 billion committed by developed countries at the bilateral held in New Delhi with H.E. Mr. Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President- European Green Deal, European Union.
Both sides discussed a wide range of climate issues relating to COP26, EU and Indian climate policies, bilateral cooperation between the EU and India.
On the upcoming COP-26 the Environment Minister stated that in the COP 26, all important pending issues like Article 6, Common Time Frame, Enhanced Transparency Framework, etc. should be resolved mutually taking into account national priorities and circumstances.
Both sides acknowledged that India and the EU should work together to achieve a successful outcome of COP26 to enable full and effective implementation of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement.
Shri Yadav also highlighted India’s ambitious climate action plans under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi towards a green transition covering the priority areas of renewable energy, sustainable transport including e-vehicles, energy efficiency, forest, and biodiversity conservation, etc.
Applauding, India’s leadership on Climate Actions, Mr. Timmermans said that the whole World is in admiration of India’s ambitious target of 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030.
Both sides may explore to further strengthen the bilateral cooperation on climate and environment, especially on ways and means which help in promoting low carbon pathways.
Ministry of Power
POWERGRID’S Initiatives for Covid 19 Care in Odisha
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited , a ‘Maharatna’ Company under Ministry of Power, Government of India has actively taken up various initiatives for extending timely help to its employees and workers in its offices pan-India.
In a move to make the Rourkela Sub-station, Odisha Projects campus 100% COVID-19 free, proactive steps were taken to thwart further rise in COVID-19 cases. A mass RAT  Camp was organised on 19 May, 2021 for Sub-station employees, workers and their family members in adjoining localities of Rourkela Sub-station.
A mass vaccination camp was also organised at Angul Sub-station, where about 100 persons were vaccinated including employees, family members, AMC fitters, drivers etc. Similar camps have been organised at Baripada, Kaniha and Bolangir sub-stations.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Guarantee of MSP to Farmers
Government of India announces Minimum Support Prices  for 22 major agricultural commodities of Fair Average Quality  each year in both the Crop seasons after taking into account the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices . Government also extends remunerative price to farmers through its various interventions schemes.
The procurement at MSP is being done by Central and State Agencies under various schemes of Government. Besides, the overall market also responds to declaration of MSP and Government’s procurement operations which results in private procurement on or above the MSP for various notified crops.
For making effective procurement by government agencies at MSP and providing maximum benefits of MSP to the farmers, procurement centres are opened by respective State Government Agencies and Central Nodal Agencies like NAFED, FCI etc. after taking into account the production, marketable surplus, convenience of farmers and availability of other logistics / infrastructure such as storage and transportation etc. large number of the purchase centres in addition to the existing Mandis and depots / godowns are also established at key points for the convenience of farmers.
However, if the farmers gets favourable terms to sell his produce or better price than MSP, they are free to sell their produce anywhere other than the Govt agencies.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
397 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 53,720
Active cases stand at 0.12%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.69%
6,628 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,42,23,211
10,753 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
92.38 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 1,58,625 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Defence
ICG co-hosts 12th ReCAAP ISC capacity building workshop in capital from June 19
Indian Coast Guard  will be co-hosting 12th Capacity Building workshop with Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia  Information Sharing Centre  here on June 19-20, 2019.
The ReCAAP is the first regional Government-to-Government agreement to deal with piracy and armed robbery at sea in Asia. Presently 20 countries are members of ReCAAP. India played an active role in the setting up and functioning of ReCAAPISC along with Japan and Singapore. Union Government has designated ICG as the focal point within India for ReCAAP. India has hosted this workshop earlier in November 2011 at Goa and December 2017 at New Delhi.
Information sharing, capacity building and mutual legal assistance are the three pillars of co-operation under the ReCAAP agreement. An ISC has been established at Singapore to collate and disseminate the information among the contracting parties and the maritime community. Capacity building workshop is organised annually by the ISC and is co-hosted by one of the contracting parties. The main objective of this workshop is to share updated situation of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia and best practices of Asian countries. The workshop also aims to deepen the knowledge of participants on various issues related with piracy and armed robbery such as international laws, prosecution process, forensics and emerging threats.
A total of 31 International delegates from 19 countries will be participating in the workshop. In addition, officials from national stakeholders like major ports, state maritime boards, state marine police, Directorate General of Shipping and Indian National Ship-Owners Association are also participating in this workshop.
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